Offline-First

I like tools that doesn’t require internet to work;

Most of the mobile applications now have some offline-viewing mode; To make the app really offline-first, it needs to be able to also create content without having Internet connection.

§Offline-first tools I use

• Managing tasks:
  • I use Trello + Unito + GitHub issues to manage all my todo-lists
  • Details
    • Trello as the offline-first application to view and manage my todo-lists
    • Unito.io as a system that will synchronize my changes on Trello with other tools as GitHub Issues
• Bookmarking & Reading:
  • Pocket
  • Kindle
• Managing code:
  • Git is offline-first natively
  • To improve the chances of not being locked, it’s easy to develop a script that will fetch every cloned repos locally
    • Something like: for git in $(find . -name .git); do (cd $git/..; git fetch -a) &; done
• Taking notes:
  • Apple Notes is magic but I try to leave it as it only works on Apple devices
  • Google Drive supports creating text, presentations, and spreedsheets
  • I’m still looking for a cool tool to create diagrams, especially on my phone

§Offline-first for developers

• CRDT
• IPFS
• Bluetooth Mesh Networking
• Sidechain/Offchain related things on blockchains